#Reflection
Solitude and Silence
A Healthy Soul is one that Seeks out Silence
We are addicted to noise. We find it impossible to drive our vehicles without the radio on or a CD playing. Our televisions are running from the moment we've returned from work. We take our runs with earphones filling our minds with music. We even walk with our friends while listening to our own music. We live as though we are afraid of silence, as little children who have to sleep with a night light.
Our reasons for filling our hours with noise are varied. Some find silence disturbing and a reminder that they are alone. Others use noise as a way of keeping out the sounds of the city, or the voices of their children. There are those who use noise as a way to keep from having to communicate with others. Some even use noise to avoid themselves.
Whatever the reason, noise keeps us from connecting with our inner self, wherein we have the opportunity for communion with God. Without silence we are unable to hear the voice of God speaking in the stillness of our heart.
It is not just monks who should be seeking out moments throughout the day where solitude and silence allow us to enter into communion with God, for the humble soul and a penitent heart are fed by solitude and silence. The human heart is open to the voice of God when in silence and solitude.
With love in Christ,
Abbot Tryphon
Solitude and Silence
A Healthy Soul is one that Seeks out Silence
We are addicted to noise. We find it impossible to drive our vehicles without the radio on or a CD playing. Our televisions are running from the moment we've returned from work. We take our runs with earphones filling our minds with music. We even walk with our friends while listening to our own music. We live as though we are afraid of silence, as little children who have to sleep with a night light.
Our reasons for filling our hours with noise are varied. Some find silence disturbing and a reminder that they are alone. Others use noise as a way of keeping out the sounds of the city, or the voices of their children. There are those who use noise as a way to keep from having to communicate with others. Some even use noise to avoid themselves.
Whatever the reason, noise keeps us from connecting with our inner self, wherein we have the opportunity for communion with God. Without silence we are unable to hear the voice of God speaking in the stillness of our heart.
It is not just monks who should be seeking out moments throughout the day where solitude and silence allow us to enter into communion with God, for the humble soul and a penitent heart are fed by solitude and silence. The human heart is open to the voice of God when in silence and solitude.
With love in Christ,
Abbot Tryphon
Forwarded from The Orthodox Ethos
#Reflection
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing." - Aristotle
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing." - Aristotle
#Original_Faith #Reflection
The spirit of the devil, not the Spirit of God, dwells in those who pass their life in ease.
☦ St. Isaac the Syrian
The spirit of the devil, not the Spirit of God, dwells in those who pass their life in ease.
☦ St. Isaac the Syrian
Forwarded from A Monk In The World
#Millstone
Matthew 18:4
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:4
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Serbs hit Belgrade en masse in support of traditional values and against a "pride" event scheduled for the city next month.
Serbs hit Belgrade en masse in support of traditional values and against a "pride" event scheduled for the city next month.
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A short section of a piece he wrote about the The Incompetent tyrants for The Telegraph in the UK
Jordan Peterson
Full video here
https://youtu.be/--QS_UyW2SY
A short section of a piece he wrote about the The Incompetent tyrants for The Telegraph in the UK
Jordan Peterson
Full video here
https://youtu.be/--QS_UyW2SY